:00:09. > :00:10.The Prime Minister signals no change on its cap
:00:11. > :00:16.Jeremy Corbyn said living standards had fallen for public servants.
:00:17. > :00:24.We will have the latest on our correspondent in Westminster.
:00:25. > :00:30.The government is sending in a taskforce to run housing
:00:31. > :00:34.at Kensington and Chelsea Council after the Grenfell Tower fire.
:00:35. > :00:36.What part of be quiet do you not understand?
:00:37. > :00:40.Failed by the police - the disabled refugee whose repeated
:00:41. > :00:45.pleas for help were ignored - and who was brutally murdered.
:00:46. > :00:48.Students in England from the poorest background can expect
:00:49. > :00:55.debts of nearly ?60,000, says a new report
:00:56. > :00:57.and China indulges a new round of panda diplomacy,
:00:58. > :00:59.hoping they will improve relations with Germany.
:01:00. > :01:02.And Centre Court will see both the men's and women's
:01:03. > :01:05.British number ones in action at Wimbledon this afternoon.
:01:06. > :01:08.And coming up in the sport on BBC News,
:01:09. > :01:11.England's cricketers make a bright start in the Bristol sunshine.
:01:12. > :01:13.They are playing South Africa, in their latest group match
:01:14. > :01:41.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:42. > :01:44.Theresa May this lunchtime appeared to be sticking to the government's
:01:45. > :01:46.pay cap of 1% on public sector workers, despite growing
:01:47. > :01:50.pressure from members of her own Cabinet to relax it.
:01:51. > :01:52.At Prime Minister's Questions, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
:01:53. > :01:54.accused her of exploiting the goodwill of thousands
:01:55. > :01:57.of teachers, nurses and other employees.
:01:58. > :02:00.Earlier, the Fire Brigades Union said its members had been
:02:01. > :02:06.Mrs May said the government had to be fair to public sector workers -
:02:07. > :02:12.Let's speak to our assistant political editor, Norman Smith.
:02:13. > :02:26.That was a combat if PMQs. The days we have had a public WWE between the
:02:27. > :02:28.big beasts of the Cabinet over public pay, with figures like Boris
:02:29. > :02:33.Johnson saying it is time to ease the pay cap -- a public WWE
:02:34. > :02:40.the Chancellor has said we must keep our nerve and keep our foot down on
:02:41. > :02:44.the deficit. Theresa May has been standing back, unwilling to
:02:45. > :02:49.intervene. Today, the Prime Minister stepped into the ring and on the
:02:50. > :02:54.side of the Chancellor, saying that the government had to keep taking
:02:55. > :02:58.tough decisions, bearing down on the deficit, it was important to live
:02:59. > :03:01.within 1's means. This after Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of
:03:02. > :03:10.flip-flopping over public sector pay. Wages are rising by 2.1%, and
:03:11. > :03:14.inflation is nearly 3%, 6 million workers already earned less than the
:03:15. > :03:18.living wage, what does the Prime Minister think that tells us about
:03:19. > :03:20.seven years of a Conservative government and what it has done to
:03:21. > :03:27.the living standards of those people on whom we all rely? To get our
:03:28. > :03:32.public services and our house services delivered to us. At one
:03:33. > :03:36.point Theresa May seemed to lose her voice and the Chancellor lead over
:03:37. > :03:40.and poured her a glass of water, this after she had echoed the
:03:41. > :03:44.comments by the Chancellor, saying there needs to be a fair balance
:03:45. > :03:51.struck between taxpayers and public sector workers. It isn't fair to
:03:52. > :03:58.refuse to take tough decisions and to load debts on our children and
:03:59. > :04:05.grandchildren for the future. It isn't fair to bankrupt our economy
:04:06. > :04:10.because that leads to people losing jobs and homes and that is unfair to
:04:11. > :04:14.go out and tell people that they can have all the public spending they
:04:15. > :04:19.want without paying for it. What we have seen today, I think, the Prime
:04:20. > :04:27.Minister trying to Dell 's downbeat speculation and pressure -- Dowse
:04:28. > :04:31.down. She may not be the only key player in this, because overnight we
:04:32. > :04:36.have seen the firefighters get a deal worth up to 3% and other public
:04:37. > :04:43.sector unions will be thinking, if they can get 3%, why can't we get
:04:44. > :04:44.3%? In other words the public sector pay cap seems set to come under real
:04:45. > :04:54.pressure. Norman, many thanks. The government is to send
:04:55. > :04:57.in a taskforce to take over the running of parts of Kensington
:04:58. > :04:59.and Chelsea, after severe criticism of the council
:05:00. > :05:07.after the Grenfell Tower fire. The Local Government Secretary
:05:08. > :05:09.Sajid Javed said the and that the independent team
:05:10. > :05:11.would help in the longer-term Here's our correspondent
:05:12. > :05:16.Leila Nathoo. The people who lost everything
:05:17. > :05:18.when Grenfell Tower went up Theresa May promised everyone
:05:19. > :05:22.affected by the fire would be 158 households homeless,
:05:23. > :05:27.139 accommodation offers Don't promise anything to us,
:05:28. > :05:33.that within three weeks we have We want a nice place that we will
:05:34. > :05:40.eventually be calling home. We understand that it is very
:05:41. > :05:43.difficult, there are not so many flats available,
:05:44. > :05:49.not so many houses you can offer us. Concern over the location
:05:50. > :05:51.and quality of alternative homes has You have to remember just how
:05:52. > :05:55.traumatised very many of these And we are listening to them,
:05:56. > :06:01.we are assessing their housing needs and we are hoping to move them
:06:02. > :06:03.to a position where they can feel comfortable,
:06:04. > :06:07.that what they are being offered will be exactly right for them,
:06:08. > :06:09.particularly in relation Kensington and Chelsea Council has
:06:10. > :06:15.been strongly criticised for its response to the fire
:06:16. > :06:18.and the government has been under pressure to send
:06:19. > :06:27.in commissioners to take charge. Now the Communities Secretary Sajid
:06:28. > :06:30.Javid has announced a specialist task force will take over
:06:31. > :06:32.the running of key services including
:06:33. > :06:33.housing, regeneration Kensington and Chelsea Council
:06:34. > :06:57.is welcoming what it called help from central government here,
:06:58. > :06:59.saying the scale of the disaster had But the decision to order
:07:00. > :07:07.in a new team gives the sense the authority has badly handled
:07:08. > :07:09.the aftermath of the fire. With residents still traumatised
:07:10. > :07:15.and waiting to be rehoused, and scepticism about the public
:07:16. > :07:19.inquiry, its chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick has this afternoon said
:07:20. > :07:22.he would like to hear suggestions about the questions
:07:23. > :07:24.he should be seeking to answer. Avon and Somerset Police repeatedly
:07:25. > :07:33.failed a disabled refugee who was beaten to death by his
:07:34. > :07:36.neighbour in Bristol four years ago. That is the conclusion
:07:37. > :07:38.of the Independent Police Complaints Commission,
:07:39. > :07:40.who say officers ignored Bijan Ebrahimi's pleas
:07:41. > :07:45.for help for years. Mr Ebrahimi, originally from Iran,
:07:46. > :07:48.made dozens of calls to police to report racial abuse and threats
:07:49. > :07:50.to his life. He told police dozens of times
:07:51. > :08:00.that his life was in danger. What part of "Be quiet"
:08:01. > :08:04.do you not understand? Now, a report says that, over
:08:05. > :08:13.several years, the Iranian refugee was repeatedly failed by Avon
:08:14. > :08:15.and Somerset Police, treated as a nuisance,
:08:16. > :08:18.not as a victim. In 2013, he was beaten to death
:08:19. > :08:21.by a neighbour outside his flat The Independent Police
:08:22. > :08:26.Complaints Commission says there were systematic failures
:08:27. > :08:32.in the way he was dealt with. Today's report runs to hundreds
:08:33. > :08:35.of pages and it says this whole case has laid bare what it
:08:36. > :08:38.calls the disrespect, the prejudice and even contempt
:08:39. > :08:41.with which some officers and staff treated Bijan Ebrahimi in the days
:08:42. > :08:44.before he was murdered here. Reading that report,
:08:45. > :08:49.it was devastating. Bijan's sisters told me the list
:08:50. > :08:51.of failings published It was so hard to see
:08:52. > :08:57.Bijan all these years He always thought he was
:08:58. > :09:10.in a country where the And he couldn't see
:09:11. > :09:14.anything beyond that. Last year, PC Kevin Duffy
:09:15. > :09:16.was jailed after being found The jury was played tapes of him
:09:17. > :09:22.responding to one of Bijan's calls. It's just Bijan Ebrahimi
:09:23. > :09:25.on the phone asking for you. No, I've no intention of taking any
:09:26. > :09:32.calls from Bijan Ebrahimi. Community support officer
:09:33. > :09:37.Andrew Passmore was also jailed. PCs Leanne Winter and Helen Harris
:09:38. > :09:40.were cleared by the jury, but were later sacked
:09:41. > :09:48.by a misconduct hearing. His sisters have raised questions
:09:49. > :09:54.about racism within the force. There isn't evidence of institutional
:09:55. > :09:58.racism because we did not investigate the force as a whole,
:09:59. > :10:01.but there are some hallmarks of disconnection that could be
:10:02. > :10:04.construed as race hatred. -- discrimination.
:10:05. > :10:06.Avon and Somerset Police say they have improved the way
:10:07. > :10:09.that they deal with vulnerable people as a result of this case.
:10:10. > :10:16.We accept that we failed Bijan Ebrahimi at his time in greatest
:10:17. > :10:19.need and throughout that time he was respectful and he had confidence and
:10:20. > :10:26.trust in the police and we let him down, and for that we are sorry. His
:10:27. > :10:30.sisters have welcomed the apology and the changes. They are still
:10:31. > :10:32.waiting for the local council to issue its report.
:10:33. > :10:35.Our correspondent Jon Kay is in Bristol.
:10:36. > :10:43.As we heard, for years on since the murder, this isn't over for the
:10:44. > :10:46.family -- four. They are related to have this report today, it is
:10:47. > :10:51.something they have waited a long time for, something they have fought
:10:52. > :10:57.very hard for and there is relief to see phrases like possible racial
:10:58. > :11:00.bias in their but now they want to know what is in the council report
:11:01. > :11:04.that is to follow. They thought that might be published today, they were
:11:05. > :11:07.told it was completed a couple of years ago, we understand, but they
:11:08. > :11:10.are still waiting and we understand it is now being reviewed in the
:11:11. > :11:15.light of this report. They still wait. There is also the possibility
:11:16. > :11:21.of an inquest which they would also have to go through. This is not over
:11:22. > :11:28.yet for Bijan Ebrahimi's family, his sisters, who we heard from in the
:11:29. > :11:31.report. We have also have a statement from former PC Kevin
:11:32. > :11:36.Duffy, the officer who was found guilty of misconduct last year, he
:11:37. > :11:41.was jailed for that. After being convicted by a jury. He has made a
:11:42. > :11:45.statement, saying he was innocent, saying he has been hung out to dry,
:11:46. > :11:49.that he has been scapegoated, pointing the finger at his former
:11:50. > :11:53.employers at Avon and Somerset police, but they have not responded
:11:54. > :11:57.to that. Of course this is a man who was found guilty and sent to prison.
:11:58. > :12:02.For misconduct. Thanks for joining us.
:12:03. > :12:04.Hip and knee replacements were once considered routine operations,
:12:05. > :12:08.but the British Medical Journal says that, in England, they
:12:09. > :12:15.The journal obtained data showing a sharp rise in doctors resorting
:12:16. > :12:18.to special appeals to get these and other once-routine
:12:19. > :12:20.Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.
:12:21. > :12:28.Helen is a busy woman, running her boutique hotel is a demanding job,
:12:29. > :12:33.but when her eyesight started to fail she needed a cataract
:12:34. > :12:38.operation. Imagine her dismay when she was told the NHS would only pay
:12:39. > :12:45.for one eye to be fixed at a time. I did not want to wait another year.
:12:46. > :12:48.To have one eye... The imbalance it causes, difficult, it impacted on my
:12:49. > :12:54.life for the I have got to be busy, I have to be able to see to
:12:55. > :12:58.function. A growing and ageing population is placing increasing
:12:59. > :13:02.demands on the NHS and that in turn is ramping up the pressure on
:13:03. > :13:09.finances, so to save money in some areas, funding for common treatments
:13:10. > :13:13.is being withdrawn. When that happens, GPs could make individual
:13:14. > :13:17.requests on a case-by-case basis, and an analysis shows that overall
:13:18. > :13:22.these have increased by 47% in the past four years and there has also
:13:23. > :13:25.been a rise in requests for hip and knee operations over the same time
:13:26. > :13:31.period. And the number cataract operations for which funding has
:13:32. > :13:35.been sought has also increased. Decisions on which NHS services are
:13:36. > :13:39.funded in England are made by local clinical commissioning groups, the
:13:40. > :13:42.national body that represents them says that given a limited budget day
:13:43. > :13:49.off force to make difficult choices. Demand increases, the population
:13:50. > :13:53.increases and there is a finite amount in the budget and we have to
:13:54. > :13:56.make difficult decisions. If there was more money we could have a
:13:57. > :13:59.broader sense of how we spend it, but with loads more money in the
:14:00. > :14:03.system we should still be making appropriate choices for the patient.
:14:04. > :14:07.Doctors say or health leaders need to be honest with patients about the
:14:08. > :14:11.decisions they are having to make. Year after year we have seen a lack
:14:12. > :14:15.of investment and so local areas are making these really difficult
:14:16. > :14:20.decisions and ultimately in many areas rationing services. The report
:14:21. > :14:23.today suggests more and more patients are finding procedures that
:14:24. > :14:26.were once considered routine are becoming harder to access. Dominic
:14:27. > :14:30.Hughes, BBC news. Students from poorer families
:14:31. > :14:32.in England will graduate with nearly ?60,000 of debt,
:14:33. > :14:35.according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies,
:14:36. > :14:38.because interest rates on student loans are now at over 6%
:14:39. > :14:40.and those from the poorest backgrounds are likely
:14:41. > :14:42.to borrow more. The government says those
:14:43. > :14:44.from poorer backgrounds are now going to university
:14:45. > :14:46.at a record rate. It is not just hats that
:14:47. > :14:59.are going up for students. Tuition fees are going up
:15:00. > :15:03.in the autumn, to ?9,250 per year. And interest rates on loans
:15:04. > :15:07.are going up to over 6%. The poorer students could now leave
:15:08. > :15:09.university with debts of And the average student will have
:15:10. > :15:15.run up almost ?6,000 in interest charges before
:15:16. > :15:17.they have even graduated. So, do students think they are
:15:18. > :15:20.paying a fair price for a Yes, I think it is quite
:15:21. > :15:27.expensive for what it is. I don't think it needs to cost nine
:15:28. > :15:30.grand a year, really. The student loan system is a pretty
:15:31. > :15:34.good system to have, but I don't necessarily agree
:15:35. > :15:37.with the amount that tuition fees According to the Institute
:15:38. > :15:41.for Fiscal Studies, raising the cost of fees has given
:15:42. > :15:43.universities 25% more funding But the cost has been put
:15:44. > :15:47.on the shoulders of They are graduating with the highest
:15:48. > :15:52.debt in the developed world. With those coming from the poorest
:15:53. > :15:57.backgrounds graduating with the The government has defended
:15:58. > :16:03.the tuition fee system as allowing students from any background to be
:16:04. > :16:06.able to afford to go to university. This is a unique financial product,
:16:07. > :16:15.the government is making no money on this, it is making a substantial
:16:16. > :16:18.investment in it. And that is to enable more people
:16:19. > :16:21.to go to university, more people from disadvantaged
:16:22. > :16:26.backgrounds than ever before. You are 43% more likely to go
:16:27. > :16:30.to university if you are from a disadvantaged background
:16:31. > :16:33.today than in 2009-10. This has also become
:16:34. > :16:36.a political battle, with Labour pursuing the youth vote
:16:37. > :16:39.with calls to completely scrap fees. But in the short-term, at least,
:16:40. > :16:42.higher education is going to The Prime Minister signals no change
:16:43. > :16:55.on the cap on public sector pay rises after Labour leader
:16:56. > :16:57.Jeremy Corbyn said living standards It's been 20 years in the making
:16:58. > :17:07.but the final section of Scotland's newest waterway has been unveiled -
:17:08. > :17:12.the Queen Elizabeth II Canal. Andy Murray seems to be
:17:13. > :17:16.over his hip injury, but his Wimbledon title
:17:17. > :17:18.defence gets a lot tougher this afternoon, against one of the game's
:17:19. > :17:34.great characters, Dustin Brown. Two pandas will go on public
:17:35. > :17:36.display in Germany today, in a ceremony attended
:17:37. > :17:39.by Angela Merkel and the Chinese China has loaned the animals
:17:40. > :17:44.to Berlin Zoo - which will pay As our correspondent
:17:45. > :17:49.Johny Dymond reports, it's hoped the pandas will help
:17:50. > :17:53.forge closer ties They may look friendly,
:17:54. > :18:02.but do not get too close. China's loan of Jiao Qing -
:18:03. > :18:05."Darling" - and Meng Meng - "Sweet Dream" - comes
:18:06. > :18:07.from the global It is worth paying attention when
:18:08. > :18:18.Germany and China meet these days. Germany is Europe's
:18:19. > :18:25.undisputed leader. China's surging economic
:18:26. > :18:26.power is turning into The Chancellor and the president
:18:27. > :18:35.are meeting before the world's 20 biggest economies get
:18:36. > :18:38.together in Berlin. Once it might have been
:18:39. > :18:42.America around the table. But Germany wants Chinese
:18:43. > :18:44.help in propping up a world order destabilised
:18:45. > :18:53.by change in Washington. And China wants open markets to sell
:18:54. > :18:58.into and allies it can rely on. TRANSLATION: This is
:18:59. > :19:02.pioneering for our relations. We're happy to note that, thanks
:19:03. > :19:05.to mutual efforts on both sides, Chinese-German relations have
:19:06. > :19:08.reached a new phase, in which we are The Panda Special came
:19:09. > :19:16.to Britain in the 1970s, as China emerged from
:19:17. > :19:21.decades of isolation. Ching Ching and Chia-Chia
:19:22. > :19:23.were gifts, part of an effort Now, the pair are making
:19:24. > :19:39.hearts race in Berlin. But these bamboo guzzlers are
:19:40. > :19:45.on loan and they don't come cheap. For some Berliners at least,
:19:46. > :19:52.they're worth every penny. On the day the deadline
:19:53. > :19:59.expires for Qatar to accept a list of demands,
:20:00. > :20:01.Saudi Arabia's foreign minister is holding talks in Cairo
:20:02. > :20:04.with his counterparts, to discuss their dispute
:20:05. > :20:06.with the Gulf state. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
:20:07. > :20:09.and the United Arab Emirates broke all links with Qatar a month ago,
:20:10. > :20:13.accusing it of supporting terrorism. Qatar denies the allegation
:20:14. > :20:15.and rejects, as unrealistic, Our Diplomatic Correspondent
:20:16. > :20:33.Paul Adams is here. How significant is the meeting. As
:20:34. > :20:37.you said the deadline, extended deadline, now has passed. It was the
:20:38. > :20:40.possibility I think that far from seeing a resolution we could even
:20:41. > :20:45.see an escalation with possibly fresh demands put to the Qataris.
:20:46. > :20:49.Talk of possible expulsion from the regional grouping, the Gulf
:20:50. > :20:54.cooperation Council, for its part cat are showing no sign of backing
:20:55. > :20:58.down. Certainly it does not seem willing to close the satellite
:20:59. > :21:01.channel al-Jazeera or the Turkish military base as it is being asked
:21:02. > :21:05.to and it completely denies the allegation that it is involved in
:21:06. > :21:10.sponsoring terrorism in the region. So the Qataris are saying this is a
:21:11. > :21:13.case of the pot calling the kettle black. Yes and the whiff of
:21:14. > :21:18.hypocrisy has hung over the whole affair. The supporters of Cator will
:21:19. > :21:23.seize on reports like one that just came out today which talk of a long
:21:24. > :21:36.history of Saudi involvement in the sponsoring, alleged sponsoring of
:21:37. > :21:38.radical Islamism in the UK and other parts the world going back to the
:21:39. > :21:41.1960s. This is not new, we've heard these kind of reports before. It is
:21:42. > :21:44.well documented. Saudi scholarship programmes and mosques that ended up
:21:45. > :21:49.hosting radical preachers, all it is alleged contributed to the spread of
:21:50. > :21:55.a very narrow form of Islam. Not just the Saudis accused of this, the
:21:56. > :21:59.report itself refers to Qatar and Kuwait as both having done similar
:22:00. > :22:05.things in the past. It is all incredibly sensitive of course given
:22:06. > :22:09.that these are our allies in the region, commercial, diplomatic, and
:22:10. > :22:12.political ties and perhaps that is why the government, their own
:22:13. > :22:15.investigation into precisely this, the foreign funding of jihad egrets
:22:16. > :22:18.in this country, has not yet been published and may never be. Thank
:22:19. > :22:20.you. Victims of harassment and stalking
:22:21. > :22:22.in England and Wales are being left at risk because of failings
:22:23. > :22:25.by police and prosecutors, Both the Inspectorate
:22:26. > :22:28.of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
:22:29. > :22:30.found that crimes weren't being recorded, investigations
:22:31. > :22:32.were poorly conducted and legal protection was not offered
:22:33. > :22:36.to enough victims. Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:22:37. > :22:40.Danny Shaw reports. An attack by a stalker that
:22:41. > :22:44.could have been prevented. Helen Pearson suffered
:22:45. > :22:46.neck and face wounds when her neighbour Joseph Lewis
:22:47. > :22:50.stabbed her with a pair of scissors. It was the culmination
:22:51. > :22:53.of a five-year stalking campaign that involved
:22:54. > :22:57.vandalism and graffiti. Helen made 125 reports
:22:58. > :23:01.to Devon and Cornwall Police about her stalker's escalating
:23:02. > :23:03.violence, but she wasn't taken seriously and the force
:23:04. > :23:10.has now apologised. We would report this
:23:11. > :23:13.to the police and it was like, it was almost like they didn't
:23:14. > :23:15.want to know, they didn't And then, we later
:23:16. > :23:24.learned that they... I always felt that they weren't
:23:25. > :23:27.believing me, but we later find out that it is worse than that,
:23:28. > :23:30.they thought I was A new inspection report,
:23:31. > :23:42.Living in Fear, says police and prosecutors are failing to deal
:23:43. > :23:46.with stalking and harassment at every stage of the criminal justice
:23:47. > :23:50.process in England and Wales. It found that allegations weren't
:23:51. > :23:56.being recorded by police. In some forces, there were no risk
:23:57. > :24:00.assessments of the threat posed to victims and police were giving
:24:01. > :24:03.official warnings to offenders rather than carrying
:24:04. > :24:07.out for investigations. Both stalking and harassment occurs
:24:08. > :24:10.as a result of really pernicious And officers and prosecutors
:24:11. > :24:16.were missing that, which meant that In response to the criticisms,
:24:17. > :24:23.the National Police Chief's Council said it is contacting forces to make
:24:24. > :24:27.sure officers improve the way they use their powers to tackle
:24:28. > :24:30.harassment and stalking. The Crown Prosecution Service says
:24:31. > :24:33.it will make sure every The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
:24:34. > :24:51.have been leading a flotilla of boats along Scotland's newest
:24:52. > :24:53.waterway and unveiled a plaque formally naming it
:24:54. > :24:55.the Queen Elizabeth II Canal. It's the final section
:24:56. > :24:57.of a trans-Scotland canal regeneration that was launched
:24:58. > :24:59.nearly 20 years ago. It could also be the last joint
:25:00. > :25:02.engagement for the Queen and the Duke before Prince Philip
:25:03. > :25:05.retires from public life next month. Our Scotland Correspondent
:25:06. > :25:08.Lorna Gordon reports. A gentle arrival by water
:25:09. > :25:12.to an area transformed. Over the years, the Queen
:25:13. > :25:15.and the Duke of Edinburgh have carried out many hundreds of
:25:16. > :25:17.engagements together during their annual visit
:25:18. > :25:21.to Scotland, known as Royal Week. With the Duke, who is now 96,
:25:22. > :25:25.due to retire from public engagements, the crowds here were
:25:26. > :25:28.making the most of their chance to This is an area much
:25:29. > :25:38.changed in recent years. The sculptures here honour
:25:39. > :25:40.the industrial and agricultural past While here the Queen
:25:41. > :25:45.was shown two Clydesdales. The breed of horses
:25:46. > :25:58.upon which the sculptures Their named Spencer and Harry and
:25:59. > :26:01.described as a little mischievous. But today bear on their best
:26:02. > :26:06.behaviour for the Queen. The Queen knows a thing or two about horses so
:26:07. > :26:10.I was a bit nervous but she was very enthusiastic about them and asked me
:26:11. > :26:15.all about the history of the project and association with the canal and
:26:16. > :26:19.the time of Falkirk. It was the crowning glory of a very long
:26:20. > :26:24.project Premy! The crowds were delighted by the Royal visitors. A
:26:25. > :26:28.really good opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
:26:29. > :26:31.probably for these guys. We had the classic wave. There was much
:26:32. > :26:37.affection on display here today for the Queen and Prince Philip. On what
:26:38. > :26:45.could be one of their last official joint engagements. Lorna Gordon, BBC
:26:46. > :26:48.News, Falkirk. The two British number one still be on Centre Court
:26:49. > :26:52.this afternoon for the second round match at Wimbledon. Amid calls from
:26:53. > :26:55.Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for there to be rule changes after the
:26:56. > :26:58.first round opponents retired due to injuries. David Ornstein is at
:26:59. > :27:08.Wimbledon now. It is a scorching day, the hottest
:27:09. > :27:12.of the championship so far, 35 degrees was the temperature recorded
:27:13. > :27:18.on Centre Court a short time ago. Almost 100 Fahrenheit and we're
:27:19. > :27:21.hoping for some tennis as well. It is where for British tennis fans to
:27:22. > :27:25.have more to smile about at Wimbledon than just Andy Murray but
:27:26. > :27:28.this year is different. Five home singles players through to the
:27:29. > :27:33.second round, four of them in action today. Andy Murray cast aside injury
:27:34. > :27:37.concerns to easily with his opener and he follows his fellow British
:27:38. > :27:42.number one Johanna Konta under Courtois Heather Watson and Aljaz
:27:43. > :27:45.Bedene also feature. The hope is there will be no repeat of the
:27:46. > :27:49.second day when the opponents of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
:27:50. > :27:52.pulled out mid-match taking the total number of retirements so far
:27:53. > :27:56.to eight. It is certainly something that is going to be looked at
:27:57. > :27:59.because it was obviously a massive problem on Centre Court yesterday.
:28:00. > :28:04.The problem is most tennis players are carrying some kind of injury and
:28:05. > :28:09.of course every case is individual and it is up decide with the player
:28:10. > :28:12.if by going out onto court is it going to damage your body further
:28:13. > :28:17.and prohibit you from playing for the rest of the tour. But there is
:28:18. > :28:21.this enticement of this ?35,000 of prize-money as the loser of the
:28:22. > :28:24.first round. After a day are likely to be remembered as one of the
:28:25. > :28:30.greatest in Centre Court history, today marks the anniversary of one
:28:31. > :28:35.of its most magical moments. In 1987 Pat Cash won what proved to be his
:28:36. > :28:41.only Grand Slam title and set a new trend with this celebration. I have
:28:42. > :28:47.become more famous for that climb. I thought to be number one in the
:28:48. > :28:51.world, to beat him and Jimmy Connors, I would be none for that.
:28:52. > :29:00.But it was that climb with my dad and sister and my trainer, it was
:29:01. > :29:04.the first real team. But that was my way of saying thank you to them
:29:05. > :29:08.because it was a team effort. The beaten finalist that day was it done
:29:09. > :29:11.and all who now coaches Andy Murray and he will be hoping it is his man
:29:12. > :29:15.who sets the trend this year on Centre Court. Well the good news
:29:16. > :29:19.from a British perspective is Heather Watson is through to the
:29:20. > :29:24.third round equalling her best performance here at Wimbledon where
:29:25. > :29:28.she will play Victoria Azarenka. Delighted to say I'm joined by
:29:29. > :29:31.former Wimbledon doubles champion Liz Smiley. What kind of task will
:29:32. > :29:36.that be for Heather Watson against Victoria Azarenka in the third round
:29:37. > :29:40.as might well Victoria Azarenka is a multiple Grand Slam winner, great to
:29:41. > :29:43.see her back from the birth of her baby. And Heather Watson is going to
:29:44. > :29:49.be feeling pretty good about herself, continue on good form. We
:29:50. > :29:53.just had a small blip in a match today but finished strongly. So she
:29:54. > :29:58.will be feeling confident. Of course it was the third round, and Johanna
:29:59. > :30:00.Konta is hoping to join her. There have been controversy over
:30:01. > :30:04.withdrawals, do you think there should be a new rule. I think it
:30:05. > :30:08.needs to be looked at, what you do not want to see happening is players
:30:09. > :30:13.only going out for the money. Even though it is a substantial amount.
:30:14. > :30:18.It is difficult to police, how could you tell how injured someone is out
:30:19. > :30:22.if they could complete a match or not. Thank you for your time, a
:30:23. > :30:23.great afternoon to look forward to collect Johanna Konta up on Centre
:30:24. > :30:37.Court followed by Andy Murray. Just look at Wimbledon at the
:30:38. > :30:41.moment, just an hour ago, and a beautiful morning. And Wimbledon the
:30:42. > :30:47.hottest place across the country at the moment with highs of 26 degrees.
:30:48. > :30:51.And temperatures will climb through the afternoon. So a beautiful day,
:30:52. > :30:55.but not so across the far north-east with little in the way of cloud and
:30:56. > :30:59.some drizzly outbreaks of rain. So today was a cruel and disappointing
:31:00. > :31:04.especially with the breeze coming from the North Sea. But some
:31:05. > :31:06.glorious sunshine across England and Wales. For Scotland and Northern
:31:07. > :31:10.Ireland in comparison to yesterday, feeling much warmer as well with
:31:11. > :31:20.highs of 18 degrees. But temperatures could peak at 29. That
:31:21. > :31:23.means through the night they will not fall very far at all, giving a
:31:24. > :31:26.warm and sultry night for many in England and Wales. Perhaps the mid
:31:27. > :31:29.to high teens through the night. And that could trigger some sharp
:31:30. > :31:33.showers. Some of these through Northern Ireland and West of
:31:34. > :31:38.Scotland but just drawing attention to the south, she would start to
:31:39. > :31:42.Thursday morning with the for some thundery downpours. Still there
:31:43. > :31:45.first thing in the morning as well. So across Wimbledon there could be
:31:46. > :31:49.some showers hopefully clearing away before play gets underway. A
:31:50. > :31:53.pleasant day for the North of England and North Wales. Still
:31:54. > :31:57.showers threatening across West of Scotland. But as we go through the
:31:58. > :32:01.day it will be an improving picture with those showers easing away and
:32:02. > :32:05.actually the emphasis with tomorrow is on a good deal of dry and hot
:32:06. > :32:13.weather again. But that could trigger a new set of problems, for
:32:14. > :32:17.the latter stages of the afternoon we could see yet more showers, very
:32:18. > :32:19.isolated but if you get them you will certainly know about them. They
:32:20. > :32:24.could bring some localised flooding. But temperatures could peak at 30
:32:25. > :32:32.Celsius tomorrow. Mid-to high 20s quite widely. So a beautiful day if
:32:33. > :32:35.you like it hot and sunny. And it means that for Wimbledon, fingers
:32:36. > :32:42.crossed the showers stay away and it is looking promising. On Friday a
:32:43. > :32:47.lot of dry and sunny weather, a little more cloud further north and
:32:48. > :32:50.west, things are starting to change. And through Friday night into
:32:51. > :32:54.Saturday weather front is coming in from the Atlantic. That will bring
:32:55. > :32:58.some rain again to Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland but not as
:32:59. > :33:03.heavy as yesterday. But heralding a change into the weekend, a bit
:33:04. > :33:04.fresher, dry for most with just a scattering of showers around.
:33:05. > :33:07.A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
:33:08. > :33:10.The Prime Minister signals no change on the cap on public sector pay
:33:11. > :33:12.rises after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said living standards
:33:13. > :33:20.That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me
:33:21. > :33:23.and, on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.